I
sat down a while back and the thought of having a child was really exciting...
I know I am still quite ways off from seeing that happen. However, I could not
help but think how I would love my child to know Christ and experience the joy
of being in Christ.
I
could not help take a while to pen down the little I have on my mind...
To my dear child,
I begin this letter by
referring to you as my child because I'm still not married to your mother, and
I have no idea if you are a boy or a girl… I do not even know when you will
receive this letter and read it as I pour my heart out to you.
I bet you are wondering the
reason I am writing this to you… I simply do not want you to end up taking the
same paths that I took and making the same mistakes that I made. Let me be an
example to you on how not to live your life.
The first truth I want to
present to you is that you have been born into a world of darkness. My dear
child, the truth is, you are getting into a world that is full of sin, and you
are born into sinful nature. I have been there, and I have lived in sin. I do
not say it with any sort of pride, but I have to say it so that you can realize
the reality of the world that you are living in.
My dear child, please know that
even with the darkness that fills the world, we have hope, and that is the hope
that I found a long time after I had lived my life in darkness. That hope is in
a living God who made the ultimate sacrifice to die on our behalf and take on
the burden of sin.
Can you imagine a God who chose
to be punished for sins that have not yet been committed? A God who let go of
His majesty and immortality and took on mortality for the sake of a people who
rejected Him and choose to remain in darkness... That is the kind of love and
hope that we have in Him.
All these truths are
scriptural… and I pray that a time will come, and I hope it is soon, that you
will study the word of God and see these truths for yourself.
“The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.” John 1:5
My child, I urge you at this
early point of your life, to embrace the light, embrace the love of Jesus
Christ who took on flesh for our sake. May you not be like me who waited too
long to walk in the light. You will soon realize that not everyone around you
walks in the light. Even the scriptures say that many have decided to remain in
darkness.
I sincerely beg you from the
bottom of my heart… get away from the darkness; it will only bring you pain and
eternal damnation, while in the light you have eternal life through Jesus
Christ’s sacrifice.
Nothing beats living in the
light; nothing beats knowing that you are loved and that all your sins are
forgiven.
The second truth I would like
you to know is the reason why you are alive.
I can bet you that so many
people in this world have asked themselves this question so many times… why on
earth am I alive??? Now, before you get to the point of asking yourself that,
may I take the time to volunteer the answer to you?
"Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind." John 1:3-4
I would love for you to begin
your life knowing that your mother and I love you very much... but there is a
love that exceeds the love that we'll have for you, and that is the love of
God.
You see, the reason you were
born was not a decision made between your mother and I... It was based on a
more supreme vision than that; it was through God that you have found the
breath of life. The only way you will know why you exist is if you find Him.
I can assure you that many of
the people around you right now do not really know why they live... but, my dear
child, if you begin your life with knowledge that you were created for a
purpose, it will get hard for you to lose your way. If you keep your eyes on
the target, you will always know which way to go.
The third and final thing I
have for you right now is that whenever you get lost, you will always find your
way back.
This is very much related to
the other two truths I have told you about... The light that is there in the
darkness and the one who created you for His glory is only a prayer away.
Now please know that your
mother and I will always be ready to help you find the way... But you will
probably get to a point where we'll not always be there. And when you will feel
weakest, when you will be at the end of your road... That is the point when His
will start, that is when He will swing into action and be your superhero.
"But he said to me 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore i will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me." 2 Cor 12:9
As you take each and every day
of your life, I hope and pray each and every day that these truths will be a
guide in letting you experience the goodness of our creator.
As I said, I am writing this
way before your birth, and I can attest to this wonderful God that I write
about and He is the hope and trust that I live by. So may my weaknesses, my
faults, my ignorance to God's will, my sin... may it all serve as an example to
you on the best decisions that you can ever make in your life... Life in Jesus
Christ
I love you very much my child.
Written by a father to be, with
the hope of seeing a redeemed generation.
